After 11 years, legal, bureaucratic battles over Rosemont Mine continue
WASHINGTON - A proposal for a massive open-pit copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains will be back in court this month, the latest twist in an 11-year battle over the Rosemont Mine that pits supporters who cite its economic benefits against opponents who it's "the absolute worst place" for a mine.
Native American farmers plan moves to global market, greater sustainability
Native American communities are trying to grow their agriculture presence even larger to preserve their culture and traditions.
A year after U.S. left Paris climate pact, mayors still cling to fight
WASHINGTON - Little has changed since last summer, when the U.S. pulled out of the Paris Accords on climate change and five Arizona cities joined hundreds around the country that vowed to live up to the Paris standards - but the Arizona cities appear to be sticking to their guns.
Arizona maintains thousands of water catchments to ensure healthy wildlife populations
Game & Fish Department employees maintain thousands of water catchments across the state. It’s increasingly important as the decades-long drought grinds on.
Slow drip: Decades-long court battle over water hampers investment in rural Arizona
For Arizona's Out of Africa, investors would want assurances the site had a defined water source and buy-in from the community.
Study: Droughts are growing hotter under climate change
Arizona is in its 21st year of drought, and climate change is bringing longer, more intense heat waves.
Phoenix Zoo makes a mini monsoon storm for super-small snails
Bradley Poynter leads the conservation team at the Phoenix Zoo, and recently faced a problem when trying to get certain snails to mate.
As more Western cities turn to recycled water, they may face a curious obstacle: The ick factor
DENVER – Communities in some very dry states have had to get creative about where to get their water, sometimes purifying sewage into drinking water.
Tucson mom joins other parents pressing EPA for ban on toxic chemical
WASHINGTON - Tucson mom Linda Robles joined other parents in Washington to demand that the Environmental Protection Agency ban TCE, the chemical she blames for the death of one daughter and the birth defects of her other children.
Phoenix partners with California company to turn palm fronds into feed for livestock
PHOENIX–Phoenix is working with California-based Palm Silage Inc. to divert 34,000 tons per year of palm fronds from landfills and reuse the vegetation as nutritional feed for livestock.
Lawn time ago: Tucson saves water with desert landscaping, synthetic grass
TUCSON – Tucson residents have looked to new landscaping options in order to conserve their use of water.
Flush with success: Low-flow toilets are water-conservation champ
LONGMONT – In water conservation the modern toilet reigns as M.V.P. in cutting Western water use, give some props to the toilet.
